Speakers Bureau

Request a Speaker

To request a speaker for your group or event, please contact the Bell County Master Gardener Office at 254-933-5304 or email bcmgaspeakers@gmail.com

• Allow 3 weeks to schedule a speaker
• For groups of 10 or more
• Speaker Bureau volunteers are not available during December
• *There is no charge for speakers

Bell County Master Gardeners provide speakers on a wide variety of gardening topics. We can provide a certified master gardener expert for you. The Bell County Master Gardeners Association assists the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in providing high quality, relevant, research-based horticultural education and service to the residents of Bell County and the state of Texas through outreach, teaching, and demonstration projects. We offer talks of varying lengths on many topics. See a list of programs below.

If you don’t see what you are looking for please ask!

*However, donations are accepted in the form of Honorariums, which support our BCMG community projects. Honorarium checks should be made out to BCMGA and mailed to: Bell County Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Office, 1605 N. Main St., Belton, 76513. When a speaker travels outside Bell County, we request that they be provided a travel allowance of $25, paid directly to the speaker – do not include the travel allowance with the Honorarium.

Categories/Programs
African Violets
Basic Plant Propagation
Butterfly Gardening
Choosing Plants for Central Texas	Principles of EarthKind Landscaping Texas Super Stars Common Poisonous Plants Invasive Plant Species Native Plants Roses
Composting	Basic Composting Bokashi Vermiculture (Worms)
Fruit Trees
Greenhouses
Herbs	ABC’s of Herbs Growing and Cooking with Herbs Herbs in the Landscape
Hummingbirds
Insects	Bees Fire Ant Control Integrated Pest Control Insects in the Garden: First Detector Entomology Safe Handling of Pesticides
Landscaping	Turf Grass Fire Wise Landscaping EarthKind Landscaping Landscape Design Native Plants Roses
Plant Disease Diagnostics	Emerald Ash Bore Crape Myrtle Bark Scale Rose Rosette
Preserving Your Harvest
Snakes
Special Gardens	American Colonial Gardens Container Gardening Square Foot Gardening Keyhole Gardening Egg Shell Gardening
Succulents
Trees	Trees of Central Texas Planting and Pruning Trees/Shrubs
Vegetables and Fruit	Everything Tomatoes Tomato Grafting Vegetable Gardening in Central Texas Raised Bed Gardening Square Foot Gardening Home Fruit Productions Growing and Pruning Grapes Soil Preparation
Water Efficiency	Drip Irrigation Irrigation Efficiency Water Conservation/Rain Barrels

 

 

 

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BCMGA Mission Statement

The Bell County Master Gardeners Association assists the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in providing high quality, relevant, research-based horticultural education and service to the residents of Bell County and the state of Texas through outreach, teaching, and demonstration projects. Read More